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Plot Summary of Momentary Lapses
"An Vietnam Veteren has spent twentyears ignoring his violent past to raise a daughter. A common event in his work life brings him to the attention of the DEA, for whom he becomes a specialist Assassin."
Lawrance George Lux, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of Momentary Lapses
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very humorous
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: - power struggle within govt between two factions - political blackmail - deposing an evil leader
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Marines
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization
Crime Thriller Yes
Mostly a criminal POV story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - killer
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a significant amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Black Africa
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - South
Jungles? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas
Unusual forms of death - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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